Countries that care about human rights should oppose China’s tabled resolution when the Council resumes in mid-June. This article was first published with Sinopsis (5/28/2020): https://sinopsis.cz/en/worden-win-win/ Introduction Before the Human Rights Council (HRC) suspended its 43rd session due to Covid-19 on March 13, 2020, the PRC had tabled its second resolution on ‘promoting mutually beneficial cooperation … Continue reading China’s win-win at the UN Human Rights Council: Just not for human rights (May 2020)
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China Deals Another Blow to the International Human Rights Framework at its UN Universal Periodic Review
This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/11/25/china-deals-another-blow-to-the-international-human-rights-framework-at-its-un-universal-periodic-review/ Andréa Worden, November 25, 2018 China Review — 31st Session of Universal Periodic Review, Nov. 6, 2018, Geneva. Over the past several years, the Chinese government has steadily been promoting its own version of human rights –– “human rights with Chinese characteristics”–– at the UN, and maneuvering … Continue reading China Deals Another Blow to the International Human Rights Framework at its UN Universal Periodic Review
With Its Latest Human Rights Council Resolution, China Continues Its Assault on the UN Human Rights Framework
April 9, 2018 This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/04/09/with-its-latest-human-rights-council-resolution-china-continues-its-assault-on-the-un-human-rights-framework/ Andréa Worden, 4/9/2018 Xi Jinping addressing the UN General assembly in 2015. During the past year, China, supported by authoritarian allies like Russia, Turkey and Egypt, has taken an increasingly aggressive anti-human rights posture at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) … Continue reading With Its Latest Human Rights Council Resolution, China Continues Its Assault on the UN Human Rights Framework
As the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders Turns 20, China Wages a Multi-Pronged Attack on Rights Defenders
This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/03/14/as-the-un-declaration-on-human-rights-defenders-turns-20-china-wages-a-multi-pronged-attack-on-rights-defenders By Andréa Worden, March 14, 2018 “Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms.” –– UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders The Chinese government attacks human rights defenders … Continue reading As the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders Turns 20, China Wages a Multi-Pronged Attack on Rights Defenders
China Pushes ‘Human Rights With Chinese Characteristics’ at the UN
This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2017/10/09/china-pushes-human-rights-with-chinese-characteristics-at-the-un/ Andréa Worden, October 9, 2017 Xi Jinping in Geneva, January 2017. Photo: UN Geneva In January 2017, after his success at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Xi Jinping traveled to Geneva to deliver a rare, invitation-only speech at the UN’s Palais des Nations. Most of the … Continue reading China Pushes ‘Human Rights With Chinese Characteristics’ at the UN
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